UNIT 10.5 LESSON ON TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (T.I.R.)

Lesson Objectives
In the tasks that follow, you will explore different information platforms on total internal reflection and find out what it means.

Task 1--What is Total Internal Reflection (T.I.R.)? Try it!
Open the applet " Total internal Reflection" found on your desktop and use it to understand T.I.R.
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TASK 1 CONCLUSIONS
Post your conclusions after completing Task 1. Remember to include your name. You will need it later!




http://linoit.com/users/changkatphysics/canvases/Total%20Internal%20Reflection

Note: Discuss with teacher the answers before going on to Task 2!

Task 2--What is Total Internal Reflection (T.I.R.)? Read it!
Now that you have an idea what T.I.R. is about, you will go online and search for answers to the following questions.
  1. What is Total Internal Reflection (T.I.R.)?
  2. What are the two conditions for TIR to happen?
  3. What are some interesting applications/uses of TIR?


Post your findings and answers to the three questions here:

http://linoit.com/users/changkatphysics/canvases/My%20findings%20on%20T.I.R.

Possible Links on to read up about T.I.R.:
  1. http://library.thinkquest.org/15433/unit8/8-2.htm
  2. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/u14l3b.cfm



My reflections
Post here what you learnt about total internal reflection and any thing you are still not clear about.


http://linoit.com/users/changkatphysics/canvases/3E4%20L5%20REFLECTIONS%20AND%20QUESTIONS


LESSON ASSIGNMENT:GLOGSTER POSTER ON APPLICATION OF T.I.R
Post your glogster address on a single post-it. Remember to add your name.

http://linoit.com/users/changkatphysics/canvases/3E4%20L5%20Glogster%20Address


Other T.I.R. applets you can try:
Bending Light
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